Peretz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).

Proper noun

Peretz (plural Peretzes)

1. A surname from Hebrew.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peretz is the 34073^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Peretz is most common among White (94.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peretz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.